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"REPRISALS."
Mr. Will Crooks on the Way to Reply.
Mr. Will Crocks, M.P., expressed in an interview with a represent ative of the Observer his views ou the question of reprisala for air- reide. At the time of the raid on. Indon he was at the corner of a street within a hundred yarde of which four bomba fall, killing and injuring a great number of kittle children, besides many men >rd women. To protect himself from the force of the explosione he fell to the ground.
"Apparently," he said, “wedo all mean the same thing br e lerm reprisale. If raide c women children are meant, I am against the suggestion, on the ground thst it would degrade as as it does the Germans, and put
on the same cowardly plane, salaughter of the innocents east this dark tour, ie revolt. hug to me, although waly of ven, the mothers and füilore
their anguish thick we ght to "alaughter the children of the Germans as ti ey slaughter care. But you cant argue with Giatraught mothers and fathers.
"It seems to Be we have wach do in the way of fighting. The zen in authority know best the akepote in the enemy to stisek. that courage sed science can ize a are at our disposal to stop ese dastardly crimes without ending to the low level of the
318.
"The answer, in abort, to there imesi to'nseevery bomb we cas cake and every man we can epare I raids with a definite military bject. That is war; that is neidees. The other is barbariem, d fatile so far as I am concern- and ad fut as the,, war is cozcarned.
“I am absolutely in agreement Aith the general desire for better.
otection. I think we should we continuously in the air re re of patrols on the watch to fend us and to make know & e earliest possible moment the proach of the enemy. Whether blic warning sinald be pire" a difficult question to derisa
rezard in the relapa mj patrole, theng enuld be so arrang- 1. I have so dech, that the ea would act he kept up to aw to grow weary of the watch, Le French spawn to have cr.! shleed a Photouch system of i feace on the-e linge, and what-i
ther have to protect:
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 1917.
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A Military Question. ommenting on que quertina ef qeristus, tua life-tminster Gazette marketist these air-rai-is bave, geveral consent, s definite miitary purpose, which takes us
to different grand from that diese retaliation, "That purpose is to compel the thdrawal of neroplanea from battle-ground for the defence of the civilisu population, and so give the enemy an advantage in he legitimare air. etraggle
AUCTIONEER, APPRAISER
AND-SURVEYOR.
Br rder of the Mortgagie MR. GEO, P. LAMMERT has received instructions 1786. by Pilit Auction
WEDNESDAY
cre our cwn fighting men. the 15th day of August, 1917.
Now, if that is to become a regular practice, it intro- daces a new military factor to which we are bound to find a aply. Thus we are. up at the ermekind of question which faced as in the case of poison gas: are:
to leave be enemy the advantage of being able to draw
под
at 3 p.m. at his Sales Room. Daddell Street, Victoria Hongkong.
The following Valuable Leasehold Properties
Yaumati in situate at
the
THE Cndersigned-wave receive i instructions -from the Mears. Keter Belmann & Co. F.A.A.E. Heckelmann, E. R. Muhrma uri, Hericin Heyn and the Estare at E. C. L. Renter deceased in pursuance of an order of the | Podgkong Government to sell by Public Auction at 3 o'clock in the afternoon
ON FRIDAY
the 31st day of August, 1917. at their Auction Ruoms, at No. 8
Des Vœur Road, Central. · THE VALUABLE LEÄSE. HOLD PROPERTY situate and being Inland Lots Nos. 611, 612, 66. and 663. Victoria, Honakong,
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In Two Lots. Lot One consists of the pieces in the Land Office as Inland Lots or parcels of ground regisfered
Nos. 611 and G62 together with Godown No. 125 Wanchai Road, situate thereon.
Dependency of Kowloon and and Colony of Hongkong viz':
ALL THOSE pieces or parcels f our aeroplanes from the battle of ground situate at Yaumati area, while he is free to con-aforesaid and known and regis centrate bie, sad to leave our tared in the Land Office respec- Lot Two consists of the pieces army in the field under a definite tively as Kowloon Inland Lots or parcels of ground registered in and serious handicap? By Nos. 629. 639, 631. and 1111 the Land Office as laland Lots arprise attacks with a comparsed thereon respectively. Terms Godown No. 127 Wanchai Road Logether with all buildings erect-1 Nos. 612 and 663. together with tirely small number of aeroplates 5 years, 75 years, 75 years and situate thereon. coming from and returning to 75 years respectively. Anzual The area of the property com. is battle-line, be will be able, if Crown rents $215.00, 1:06.00, prised in Lot One is, 5,500 square
we are driven to the expedient of $106.00 and 130.00 respectively. feet. The Crown rent is $70 per
a bome-guard, to detach a large Area 47,250 square feet, 23.100 annum.
square feet, 23.100 square feet and The property comprised in Lot 2,250 square feet respectively 2 has a..similar area and is
For further Particulars and į subject to Crown rent and rates Conditions of sale apply to:
JOHNSON STOKES &
MASTER Prince's Buildings, Ice House Street,
Honzkong Solicitore for the Mortgagee,
zamber of aeroplanes from our effective fighting force.
"What, then, is the reply, if the military object of the raids is to create this diversion from the legitimate fighting forces ? I evitably it is to put the enemy under the same disability-io compel him also to detach s considerable part of his fighting force for the defence of bis civi lisa population, antil he te brought to see that this method izflicts unnecessary cruelties upon | Hongkong, the evilian population without altimately affecting the balance! of the forces in the Held. This is not reprisale in the vindictive sense of taking an eye for an eye ficting suffering on the Germen por alation because the Germans in flict suffering on oute. It is simply fading the military reply to a military stroke."
or to
GEO. P. LAMMERT, The Auctioneer. ist Angust, 1917.
FOR SALE.
MOTOR CARS, MOTOR CARS 1917 Overland Touring Cars, 6 Cylinder. 7 Seeter.
GEO. P. LAMMERT, Duddell Street. Hongkong, 18th February, 1917,
amount.
Each godown is built of brick and stone and is three storeys in height with a large tiled roof containing an attic storey. Each Toland Lot is held for an unex pired residue amounting to 940 years or thereabouts of the term created by the Crown Lease thereor,
Particulars and Conditions of Sale may be had from :-
Messrs. DEACON, LOOKER
DEACON & HARSTON,
1 Des Vaux Road Central,
Solicitors for the Liquidator,
or from Messrs. HUGHES & HOUGH,
the Auctioneers. Hongkong, 30th May, 1917.
LTD.
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Tuesday, 14th August, 1917.
THE GREAT HISTORICAL FILM
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The second half of this Film will be exhibited on the 21st August.
Pathe's Gazettes
and
Comics.
3rd & 4th Episodes of the
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On FRIDAY, 17th instant.
Booking at ANDERSON'S,
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Samehta-Werk days, Braun, 4 19.3. Sun-taya, 9 alin.
FROM SHRUNGWAX WESTERN BRANCH PO
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These Examinations will com- mence or MONDAY, December. 110th. 1917,
Arrangements will be made til hold the Examinations, at any town where a sufficient number | My today», 200 cum. 1 Holidaye, Tau am,(of Candidates offer themselves.
:
Candidates who With Canton-Wersal.79 3.30 paxexamined at any other place than to be (Sundays, fav porn, Ikkdays, 724 and Hongkong of Shanghai must
Tai Pies Toog. --We-l deps, 230 pm:apply to the Registrar on or Sundays, 930 pun.: Hondas, Þ.50 p.m. juëture September 2: d. 1917.
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The entry form: duly filled in. must reach the Registrar, toget [ber with the fee (Ten 'Dollars. Hongkong Currency) on or be fire Getsher Ind, 1912,
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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE SEVENTH ORDINARY
TEARLY MEETING. OF: SHAREHOLDERS in the above. Cheapway, will be held at the Company'sOffice, S.GEORGES BUILDING, HONGIONS, on WEDNESDAY Aust 15th, 1917, at 1130 A.M., for the pure pose of presenting the REPORT
Statement of Accounts to May the General Managers. and
31st: 96.
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLUSED... from August 6th to 15th, 1917, both days inclusive.
GORDON & CO., General Managers. Hongkong, August 6th, 1917.
AT. JOHN'S AMBULANCE- BRIGADE, No. 1 Hongkong V.A.D.
on 'First Aid" will be held by DR. MACLEAN GIBSON at the Helena May Institute on THURSDAY, 10th instant, at JU A.M.
The Ovaka. Shoeen Kaisha Matriculation Examination, pro-AN eximination зintaj 5 2 Puget Sound line with six vessels. aggregating merit.offer themselves.
|vided that Candidstes of sufficient:
217 tons. according to the
Candidates who recure cash directions of the Communications Department, and for this service on January 2nd, 1918 and must prizes must enter the University receives a Gova›nment-subsidy of reside in
eity
Y. €0,00 a year. According to directly managed by the Univer
one of the bestels: the Mainichi" the steamship company has informed the Go-
The Examination will be con- vernment that it will pot arcept ducted according to the Regula- the subsidy hereafter in view of tions for the Senior and Junior the special conditions produced Local Examinations and for the shipping trade by the the Matriculation Examination, war. The Government gives & 1917" 'subsidy of altogether about
in
Y. 3,000,000 a year to the Osaka
Shosen, Toyo Kaisen, and the
ANCE CO., LTD.
Nipton Yusen Kaisha for their BRITISH TRADERS INSUR- North American services, explains the "Japan Chronicle. On the subsidized lines the steamship companies
obtain the MESSRS, BUTTERFIELD & Government's permission for any
SWIRE have this day increase in freight rates, and been appointed General Agents these rates are much lower than of the above Company for Fire the market rates. The freight Insurance for Hongkong and rate in the Pacific trade has ad- China
vanced enormously since the war By order of the Board of started, and Shagaisen (stecmers Directors, other than those belonging to the three steamship companies men- toined) are getting over $40 per
ton for general cargo while the rate ob ained by the subsidized steamers is no more than $6. a difference of no less than $34 per
C., H. P. HAY, per pro. General Manager. Hongkong, 8th August, 1917.
ATENT DE SÚRIS RUN DOWN" "OUT ONE BLI LY
pedro KTOJEY.BLAGDEK, NEKTÓL Á
PILES
tu diases and work 1.6, akva efecto by THENEW FRENCH BEMEOT,MEN) 255
and devidal.~.
too, The O.S.K. subsidied FREE TO ALL SUFFERERS steamers make twenty-two voy- ages a year, and putting their average tonnage at 8,003 tons.) the annual amount of transport THERAPION comes to 176,010 tons. At the prescribed freight-rate of $6. the company will gain only $1,058,000 for this service in addition to a subsidy of $390,0J0, or $1,356,000 ¦-
in total, while at the market rate
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*#2.2> ;der Sio. Price Z O LEAƯNG CHENZETA
W. WILKINSON," Acting Adjutant & Honorary Secretary.
MANUFACTURING CO. LTD. THE HONGKONG ROPE
AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of
¡ONE DOLLAR ($1-) Def share for account 19.7 will be payable on FRIDAY, the 24th, Aurust, 1917. Shoreholders are requested to apply for Dividend Warrants at the Company's Office St. George's Buildings, Hongkong...
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